August, 2025

August, 2025

Instagram was down for some users — latest updates on outage
The photo-sharing app Instagram appears to be down. Here's what's happening....

Public Rec anniversary sale knocks 30% off apparel — 7 deals I'd shop from $24
Public Rec's 10-year anniversary sale is here. I've vetted 7 of the best deals on workout apparel, casual attire and more starting from just $21....

Crypto venture funding drops 59% to $1.9 billion in Q2, later-stage deals dominate
Crypto venture funding declined 59% quarter-over-quarter to $1.976 billion in the second quarter across 378 deals. According to a Galaxy report, last quarter was the second-smallest investment quarter...

Train a GPT2 model with JAX on TPU for free
Build and train a GPT2 model from scratch using JAX on Google TPUs, with a complete Python notebook for free-tier Colab or Kaggle. Learn how to define a hardware mesh, partition model parameters and i...

The Daily: Ethereum ETFs hold 5% of ETH supply, Thumzup acquiring Dogecoin and Litecoin miner, Wyoming launches stablecoin, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons....

‘We stand at a crossroads’: Fed’s Bowman urges more of an embrace toward crypto and tech
The Federal Reserve's Michelle Bowman says the central bank is at a "crossroads" when it comes to financial innovation....

SoFi taps Lightspark as it looks to use Bitcoin Lightning for an international money transfer service
In 2019, the neobank introduced crypto trading — though it curtailed the service amid the regulatory backlash following the FTX collapse....

Scaramucci’s SkyBridge eyes tokenizing $300 million on Avalanche blockchain: Fortune
Two funds will have their assets tokenized on Avalanche, including one that invests in directly in crypto assets including bitcoin....

BIS Floats AML Scores for Non-Custodial Crypto Wallets
The Bank for International Settlements outlined a way to embed anti–money laundering checks into tokens, even for wallets outside exchanges....

Paxos’ Global Dollar Stablecoin Surges Past $500 Million Valuation
The Paxos-backed stablecoin is growing quickly as investors pile in to take advantage of the network’s revenue sharing....

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